tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post3780034859765198954..comments2024-03-15T01:11:32.832-07:00Comments on Bardiac: Where Would You (Not) Go?Bardiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-69071204145974319782008-03-11T03:46:00.000-07:002008-03-11T03:46:00.000-07:00I wouldn't go to Burma, because the people working...I wouldn't go to Burma, because the people working in the democratic/human rights movement have asked foreigners not to come. Tourism in the country directly supports the military junta (through visa fees, taxes, but also because the elite own most of the tourism infrastructure as well).Lisa Hale - Freelance Journalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15495228007571411761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-1880832337849698412008-03-10T21:04:00.000-07:002008-03-10T21:04:00.000-07:00As a teacher or tourist, I'd avoid large parts of ...As a teacher or tourist, I'd avoid large parts of the middle east right now b/c of general safety concerns; I don't have a particular example at hand, but in theory I'd avoid travelling in countries with lousy gay rights laws.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12000470374101306070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-2703450669283018792008-03-10T19:55:00.000-07:002008-03-10T19:55:00.000-07:00I would think twice before going some place where ...I would think twice before going some place where safety was an issue.undinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05589384016564587214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-52845120923845330582008-03-10T09:29:00.000-07:002008-03-10T09:29:00.000-07:00Hm, I'm a bit different. I have no desire even to...Hm, I'm a bit different. I have no desire even to visit somewhere like Saudi Arabia or apartheid South Africa -- that said, I know how difficult it is to draw the line rationally, *and* how difficult it is to see problems in an unfamiliar culture. (Eg the British in India not realizing for a couple of hundred years that a nightsoil caste even existed, so hidden was it!)<BR/><BR/>AGE is a problem with renting??? Sheesh! I think I'll take the credit check and criminal background check we have in CA!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-82470185973420160342008-03-10T08:19:00.000-07:002008-03-10T08:19:00.000-07:00My initial reaction is that I'd go anywhere to tea...My initial reaction is that I'd go anywhere to teach or tour. There's so much to learn from the world at large; I think anywhere and everywhere would be a worthwhile experience.<BR/><BR/>I wonder, though, if I wouldn't have second thoughts when it came to living in a place (for a semester or longer) where I would face open discrimination. Could I adapt to a country that had sexist laws? Would I be able to conform enough not to get into trouble? Could I ignore outright repression of those around me? I'd certainly have to think about that a little longer.phd mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16708857060614302495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-39232839393116083932008-03-10T07:44:00.000-07:002008-03-10T07:44:00.000-07:00I think not. People in countries aren't their coun...I think not. People in countries aren't their countries. I might not work for the government of some countries, which might be an issue in a teaching job.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15606922510495018342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-37455244570554503442008-03-10T04:21:00.000-07:002008-03-10T04:21:00.000-07:00I doubt I'd restrict where I was visiting at all.....I doubt I'd restrict where I was visiting at all.... as for teaching... <BR/><BR/>The first question I'd have to ask is whether or not my going there to teach would make a difference in the policies of the country? <BR/><BR/>If there is some kind of organized boycott, I would support it -- because that is the only way the government will change... so, if they can't get foreign teachers because of X policy, then change could happen.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, depending on the laws and what you are teaching, you might have an opportunity for grass-roots activism. In my ethics class, I could bring up the idea that in the US, it is illegal to have those kinds of discrimination -- but, that the discrimination is less formal, but just as powerful...Inside the Philosophy Factoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12255753259090709877noreply@blogger.com